I’m an accredited cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT). I also work a lot from compassion focused therapy (CFT) for which I have considerable further training and to a lesser extent acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
I draw on a combination of these approaches to offer therapy consistent with evidence in psychology and professional guidelines about effective treatment.
I work very much within a compassionate approach and support clients to develop compassion for themselves and their difficulties. I believe it is fundamentally this compassion that allows people to engage with their problems/ distress in helpful ways. People are very often critical of themselves for their problems/distress with an overriding feeling there is something fundamentally wrong with them that needs to be fixed.
I have worked as an independent therapist for the last 6 years. Prior to this I worked for the NHS in primary care, community and in-patient psychology teams. I’ve also held minor research roles around CBT for bipolar and psychiatric liaison.
I hold a degree in psychology and a post graduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy which accredits me with the BABCP. I also have considerable further training, supervision and personal development as a therapist related to compassion focused therapy (CFT) and to a lesser extent acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
Fees
£90 for a 50-minute session.
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